Thursday, 23 October 2025
Jonathan Hugh, Lord Bishop of Portsmouth, was introduced and took the oath, supported by the Bishop of Lincoln and the Bishop of Leicester, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the MBRRACE-UK 2025 report Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care 2025: Lessons learned to inform maternity care from...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the staffing levels within Job Centres.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the detention, suspension and exclusion of autistic children in state schools.
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether the recent collapse of the case involving allegations of spying will be taken into account in the planning decision for the Chinese Embassy at the...
Lord Kakkar: Moved by Lord Kakkar That the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Baroness D’Souza (6th Report, HL Paper 184) be agreed to.
Lord Kakkar: Moved by Lord Kakkar That, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Baroness D’Souza be suspended from the service of the House for a period of eight weeks; and that, in...
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That the Report from the Select Committee Leave of absence: Role and powers of the Leave of Absence Sub-Committee; Amendments to the...
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That the standing orders relating to public business be amended as follows: Standing Order 21 (Leave of absence) At end insert:...
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That the standing orders relating to private business be amended as follows: Standing Order 83 (Examination of public bills by...
My Lords, I have it in command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the House that His Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill,...
Baroness Sherlock: Moved by Baroness Sherlock That the Bill do now pass.
Baroness Lloyd of Effra: Moved by Baroness Lloyd of Effra That this House takes note of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025.
The Bill was returned from the Commons agreed to. House adjourned at 3.16 pm.
Debates in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
